OT: 2019 NCAA D1 Football

[laker]

Re: 2019 NCAA D1 Football

This hasn't been doing well for Louisiana in the public relations department. Football coach "encourages" players to pay $50 for the booster club.

https://www.espn.com/college-footbal...ay-booster-fee

[laker]

Re: 2019 NCAA D1 Football

A couple of yeas ago NIU was talking about getting invited to the Big 12. Looks like they were the only ones who thought so.

FBS from lowest attendance average.
1.Ball State 10,288
2.UMass. 10,385
3.Northern Illinois 10,404
4.Coastal Carolina 10,463
5.Charlotte 11,711
6.Central Mich. 12,840
7.Texas State 13,115
8.Kent State 13,118
9.New Mexico State 13,706
10.UTEP 14,155
11.La.-Monroe 14,210
12.Western Kentucky 14,231
13.Miami Ohio 14,253
14.San Jose State 14,255

[laker]

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Compared to the top FCS schools:

2018 average attendance.
1.Jackson State 24,770
2.Montana 24,677
3.James Madison 20,911
4.Southern 18,803
5.North Dakota State 18,106
6.Florida A&M 17,873
7.Jacksonville State 16,904
8.Montana State 16,471
9.Delaware 16,299
10.Alabama State 16,073
11.North Carolina A&T 15,494
12.Alcorn State 15,184

[BeachinLaker]

Re: 2019 NCAA D1 Football

A couple of yeas ago NIU was talking about getting invited to the Big 12. Looks like they were the only ones who thought so.

FBS from lowest attendance average.
1.Ball State 10,288
2.UMass. 10,385
3.Northern Illinois 10,404
4.Coastal Carolina 10,463
5.Charlotte 11,711
6.Central Mich. 12,840
7.Texas State 13,115
8.Kent State 13,118
9.New Mexico State 13,706
10.UTEP 14,155
11.La.-Monroe 14,210
12.Western Kentucky 14,231
13.Miami Ohio 14,253
14.San Jose State 14,255

I take it the NCAA has scrapped the rule that you have to average at least 15,000 to stay in FBS.

[Twincitiesmav]

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Compared to the top FCS schools:

2018 average attendance.
1.Jackson State 24,770
2.Montana 24,677
3.James Madison 20,911
4.Southern 18,803
5.North Dakota State 18,106
6.Florida A&M 17,873
7.Jacksonville State 16,904
8.Montana State 16,471
9.Delaware 16,299
10.Alabama State 16,073
11.North Carolina A&T 15,494
12.Alcorn State 15,184

[laker]

Re: 2019 NCAA D1 Football

I take it the NCAA has scrapped the rule that you have to average at least 15,000 to stay in FBS.

I don't think that they ever officially dropped it but it certainly isn't enforced. The MAC has 5 of the lowest 14.

[Wildcat Khan]

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I don't think that they ever officially dropped it but it certainly isn't enforced. The MAC has 5 of the lowest 14.

And Idaho voluntarily dropped down, wasn't forced. That I think says a lot.

[wscsuperfan]

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?Preseason AP Top 25 (8/19)
1. Clemson (52)
2. Alabama (10)
3. Georgia
4. Oklahoma
5. Ohio State
6. LSU
7. Michigan
8. Florida
9. Notre Dame
10. Texas
11. Oregon
12. Texas A&M
13. Washington
14. Utah
15. Penn State
16. Auburn
17. Central Florida
18. Michigan State
19. Wisconsin
20. Iowa
21. Iowa State
22. Syracuse
23. Washington State
24. Nebraska
25. Stanford

??Others Receiving Votes
Missouri, Army, Mississippi State, Miami (FL), Northwestern, TCU, Virginia, Boise State, Cincinnati, South Carolina, Virginia Tech, Fresno State, Utah State, Minnesota, Memphis, Appalachian State, West Virginia, Oklahoma State, Arizona State, Arizona, USC

[Predatory Primates]

Re: 2019 NCAA D1 Football

I'm not a huge D1 fan, but it will be kind of fun to see what the new coaches can do at the 2 Kansas schools.

Really pulling for the NDSU guy to do well at K-State.

[Runnin' Cat]

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I take it the NCAA has scrapped the rule that you have to average at least 15,000 to stay in FBS.

If I remember correctly, the rule wasn't that you had to average 15K, it was that you had to play in a stadium that could hold 15k. In its trial for FBS, Idaho played at Martin Stadium, 8 miles west of Moscow in Pullman, and the home of WSU. They did this to fulfill the potential attendance requirement.

[Wildcat Khan]

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If I remember correctly, the rule wasn't that you had to average 15K, it was that you had to play in a stadium that could hold 15k. In its trial for FBS, Idaho played at Martin Stadium, 8 miles west of Moscow in Pullman, and the home of WSU. They did this to fulfill the potential attendance requirement.

I'm guessing they may have added seats then to the Kibbie Dome as I see it shows 16k capacity. Doesn't change the fact it isn't the best venue to watch a game.

[Runnin' Cat]

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I'm guessing they may have added seats then to the Kibbie Dome as I see it shows 16k capacity. Doesn't change the fact it isn't the best venue to watch a game.

I was wrong about the 15k requirement. It was 30K




https://news.wsu.edu/1999/06/18/wsus...or-ui-vandals/

[Wildcat Khan]

Re: 2019 NCAA D1 Football

I was wrong about the 15k requirement. It was 30K




https://news.wsu.edu/1999/06/18/wsus...or-ui-vandals/

Thanks for finding that. They really do have an FCS stadium and fit in the Big Sky much better than the Sun Belt. Now let's just hope that they lose on September 7th in the Kibbie Dome.

[GrifFan]

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I misread most of these last few posts as Kibble Dome and was thinking that would be a great venue for the Puppy Bowl.

[Runnin' Cat]

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I misread most of these last few posts as Kibble Dome and was thinking that would be a great venue for the Puppy Bowl.

It is a nice venue for other sports, just crappy for foootball. We went to indoor track meets there when I was at CWU.